{"product_id":"the-circus-996","title":"The Circus (#996)","description":"\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn the last film he made during the silent era, Charlie Chaplin revels in the art of the circus, paying tribute to the acrobats and pantomimists who inspired his virtuoso pratfalls. After being mistaken for a pickpocket, Chaplin’s Tramp flees into the ring of a traveling circus and soon becomes the star of the show, falling for the troupe’s bareback rider along the way. Despite its famously troubled production, this gag-packed comedy ranks among Chaplin’s finest, thanks to some of the most audacious set pieces of the director-performer’s career, including a close brush with a lion and a climactic tightrope walk with a barrelful of monkeys.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Circus,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewhich was rereleased in 1969 with a new score by Chaplin, is an uproarious high-wire act that showcases silent cinema’s most popular entertainer at the peak of his comic powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharetools\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eShare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-share-link=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/27563-the-circus\" class=\"shareList\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-share-type=\"facebook\" class=\"ga-share-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/27563-the-circus#\"\u003e\u003csvg 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itemprop=\"name\"\u003eSilent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine #996\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" class=\"product-features collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s 1969 rerelease version of the film, featuring an original score by Chaplin, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary featuring Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Chaplin from 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Chaplin’s son Eugene Chaplin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn the Service of the Story,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea new program on the film’s visual effects and production design by film scholar Craig Barron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChaplin Today: “The Circus,”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea 2003 documentary on the film featuring filmmaker Emir Kusturica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpted audio interview from 1998 with Chaplin musical associate Eric James\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnused café sequence with new score by composer Timothy Brock, and related outtakes with narration by comedy choreographer Dan Kamin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly discovered outtakes featuring the Tramp and the circus rider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpts from the original recording session for the film’s opening song, “Swing Little Girl”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootage of the film’s 1928 Hollywood premiere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRerelease trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Pamela Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Mark Chiarello\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45433184944172,"sku":"715515235013","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/the-circus-996-new-blu-ray-715515235013-6215847.jpg?v=1775388188","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-circus-996","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}